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August 27, 2019

Why Should You Move to Windows 10?

Embarcadero is starting today a webinar and blog post series focused on Windows 10. There are many reasons for moving to Windows 10, but a key point is Microsoft is terminating Windows 7 support fairly soon.

posted by marcocantu @ 9:11AM | 5 Comments [0 Pending]

Why Should You Move to Windows 10? 

Actually, Microsoft disregarded users needs so much in Windows 10 (privacy issues, ill-designed UI, continuous forced upgrades but for Enterprise versions)  that for far too many users the only reason to upgrade from Windows 7 became the fact that version will be end-of-life in a few months and no security patches will be available but for some Enterprise customers (Windows 10 Enterprise E5, Microsoft 365 E5, Microsoft 365 E5 Security, and Government E5 plans).

Windows 10 is a perfect example of how a product should NOT be made and delivered, and how only customer lock-in doesn't crash its market share. Microsoft should thank that nor macOS nor Linux are a viable alternative for most users.

Comment by KMorwath on August 27, 14:54

Why Should You Move to Windows 10? 

Hi,

We develop EPOS software and have a large number of 
customers using Windows Embedded POSReady 7, 
which is supported 12/10/2021.

We will have to support these systems for the 
foreseeable future.  Please can you try and maintain 
combability with Windows 7 as long as possible.

Comment by Stuart [] on August 27, 16:06

Why Should You Move to Windows 10? 

Will these webinars be publicly available afterwards? I 
don't really want to register for stuff.

Comment by stan on August 28, 08:02

Programmer/Head of IT 

 Microsoft's desire to reduce support costs has
prompted them to nanny-state Windows 10 to a point I
find repugnant. KMorwath is very spot-on with his
points. Something in the Fall update in 2017 broke BDE
on Microsoft Server 2012 to the point where corruption
occurs in our multi-user environment about 14 times in
an average five-day work week. Until that update, the
Windows 10 workstations were not having any issues
that they hadn't had in the twenty some odd years of
using the same product since the switch from Lantastic
to Microsoft Server back in the '90s. I still do the
programming off-site on a Windows 7 box that works the
way I want it to.

Next summer, I will have to abandon sanity and switch
to the Windows 10 world view. I won't be able to use
my file manager of choice and the only way to use
Delphi 7 realistically, will be through a virtual box.
I am a senior citizen and coping with this enforced
changes will do nothing for my health.

I still wonder how nobody has got up the gumption to
sue Microsoft for failure to support a product they
sold me, when doing so would NOT be all that hard to
support. But wait, they didn't SELL me the software
system. They LICENSED it. 

And there lies the issue with software in the 21st
century. It's always licensed. Never sold. Housing and
software. For some people, you never own either. But
for some, home can be somewhere you own. Which leaves
software's phony illusion of ownership.  Like the love
of a sex-worker. Or so I've read.

Comment by Gary Mugford on August 29, 16:00

Why Should You Move to Windows 10? 

Gary, I can see your point that older systems used to work and should 
be kept working, however if you consider the operating systems, the 
level of security and stability of the latest versions is likely worth the 
switch.
As for using an old version of Delphi, the new one would certainly be 
expensive -- however if you are retired you might quality to 
download and use the free Community Edition of our latest versions.

Comment by Marco Cantu [http://www.marcocantu.com] on August 31, 20:08